Bishop Auckland Broadband Coverage
Westminster parliamentary constituency · England · 49,706 premises
Full-fibre in Bishop Auckland trails the national curve, 76.0% against a 77.5% UK average.
Broadband Coverage in Bishop Auckland
On the Ofcom register, Bishop Auckland (England) lists 49,706 premises. Its full-fibre availability of 76.0% is broadly in line with national trends; add in gigabit-capable cable upgrades and that figure rises to 76.0%. Superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) is available to 96.2% of premises, with 76.0% able to reach ultrafast (300 Mbit/s or more) speeds.
On connectivity for all households, the USO gap in Bishop Auckland is effectively closed, less than 1% of premises fail to reach the 10 Mbit/s baseline. Ofcom tends to raise its speed-tier bars as networks improve, so today's ultrafast line will likely move.
Where these figures come from
Figures are drawn from Ofcom's Connected Nations 2025 report (July 2025, r01), which aggregates postcode-sector data to constituency level. They represent coverage availability from at least one network operator, not the proportion of households that have subscribed to a given speed tier, nor the typical or guaranteed speeds that customers actually receive. Nearby constituencies in England with comparable full-fibre coverage are listed below.
Coverage Metrics
Full Metrics
| Metric | % of Premises |
|---|---|
| Full-fibre (FTTP) | 76.0% |
| Gigabit-capable broadband | 76.0% |
| Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) | 96.2% |
| Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) | 76.0% |
| Below USO (10 Mbit/s) | 0.3% |
| Total premises | 49,706 |
Related
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, July 2025 release (r01). Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures represent premises-level coverage availability, not actual subscriptions or speeds experienced.
Every figure on PlainBroadband is rendered directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no number is typed in by an editor. This constituency's figures are computed directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.